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  • Ambros Therapeutics merges with Werewolf, raises $150M to fund phase 3 trial of rare disease drug
    Ambros Therapeutics announced an all‑stock reverse merger with Werewolf Therapeutics, accompanied by a $150 million private placement. The transaction will see the combined company operate under th…
    Fierce Biotech · 12h agoDealPositive↗ source
  • FDA approves Ultragenyx gene therapy for glycogen storage disorder; Overton faces confirmation hurdles
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to Ultragenyx's gene therapy aimed at treating a glycogen storage disorder. This marks a regulatory milestone for the company and the rare…
    raps · 1d agoApprovalPositive↗ source
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  • Neumora Therapeutics appoints Joshua Pinto as CEO and Doron Sagman as CMO ahead of IND filing
    Neumora Therapeutics announced leadership changes, naming Joshua Pinto, Ph.D., as its new chief executive officer. Pinto, who joined Neumora in 2021 as chief financial officer and most recently se…
    Fierce Biotech · 1d agoNeutral↗ source
  • Experts call for modernizing rare disease evidence models using FDA plausible mechanism framework
    A recent paper in The Journal of Clinical Investigation argues that the evidentiary approach for rare diseases needs updating. The authors suggest applying the FDA’s plausible mechanism framework,…
    raps · 1d agoNeutral↗ source
  • BioMarin to acquire Alesta Therapeutics for $275 million to expand bone disease pipeline
    BioMarin Pharmaceutical announced it will purchase Alesta Therapeutics for an upfront payment of $275 million. Alesta is developing an oral small-molecule drug, ALE1, aimed at treating hypophospha…
    Fierce Biotech · 3d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Amylyx's avexitide halves hypoglycemia episodes in phase 3 trial for post‑bariatric patients
    Amylyx Pharmaceuticals reported that its GLP‑1 receptor antagonist avexitide significantly reduced dangerous blood‑sugar drops in a phase 3 study. The double‑blind Lucidity trial enrolled 78 indiv…
    Fierce Biotech · 4d agoPositive readoutPositive↗ source
  • Leo Pharma signs $435 million deal with Tanabe for rare skin disease drug dersimelagon
    Leo Pharma announced a licensing agreement with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma for worldwide rights to dersimelagon, an oral melanocortin-1 receptor agonist targeting rare genetic skin disorders. The dr…
    Fierce Biotech · 4d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Merck KGaA's US research site to cut 20 jobs amid broader R&D downsizing
    Merck KGaA's North American division, EMD Serono, announced it will lay off 20 employees at its Billerica, Massachusetts research site. The cuts are slated to take effect in the second half of Oct…
    Fierce Biotech · 4d agoLayoffsNegative↗ source
  • Saudi FDA launches program to accelerate rare-disease drug development
    The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) announced a new initiative called the New Accelerator Program for Drugs in Rare Diseases (NADR). The program is designed to speed up the development, evalu…
    raps · 4d agoRegulatoryNeutral↗ source
  • Two undisclosed gene-therapy deaths raise doubts about China's fast-track trial pathway
    Two recent deaths in China’s early‑stage gene‑therapy trials have drawn international attention. Both patients suffered severe immune reactions after receiving high‑dose viral vector treatments, an…
    Fierce Biotech · 7d agoRegulatoryNegative↗ source
  • BioCryst to rely on external partnerships after ending internal discovery programs
    BioCryst Pharmaceuticals CEO Charlie Gayer told Fierce that the company remains committed to science and research even as it shuts down its internal discovery efforts. Earlier this year the firm’s…
    Fierce Biotech · 7d agoNeutral↗ source
  • Epicrispr secures $90M Series C to advance epigenetic therapy for rare muscle disease
    Epicrispr Biotechnologies announced a $90 million Series C financing round, led by Octagon Capital and Janus Henderson Investors, with participation from Sanofi Ventures and other investors. The c…
    Fierce Biotech · 10d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Hemab Therapeutics IPO raises $301.5M, stock triples and funds runway to 2029
    Hemab Therapeutics completed an upsized $301.5 million IPO in May, boosting total proceeds to $346.7 million. The offering helped the company’s share price climb from $18 at debut to $53.48 by mid‑…
    Fierce Biotech · 10d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Deerfield-backed Boulevard Bio raises $65 million and unveils three autoimmune drug candidates
    Boulevard Bio, a New York‑based biotech focused on B‑cell biology, announced it has emerged from stealth with $65 million in financing from Deerfield Management. The funding supports the developmen…
    Fierce Biotech · 10d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Zydus Sentynl signs up to $475M deal to license Mereo's phase-3 ready rare lung disease drug alvelestat in U.S.
    Sentynl Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences, announced a licensing agreement with Mereo BioPharma for the U.S. rights to alvelestat, a neutrophil elastase inhibitor that has completed…
    Fierce Biotech · 10d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Jazz Pharma to acquire Actio Biosciences for $820M, adding KCNT1+ epilepsy drug to its pipeline
    Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced it will purchase Actio Biosciences for an upfront payment of $820 million, expanding its portfolio of epilepsy medicines. The deal brings Actio’s lead candidate, ABS…
    Fierce Biotech · 11d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Silence Therapeutics’ Phase 2 Trial Shows Strong Efficacy of divesiran in Polycythemia Vera
    Silence Therapeutics reported that its siRNA candidate divesiran met the primary endpoint in a phase 2 study of patients with polycythemia vera. The trial enrolled 48 participants and 88% of those…
    Fierce Biotech · 11d agoPositive readoutPositive↗ source
  • Vaderis raises $152 million Series B to launch Phase 3 trial for rare vascular disease
    Vaderis Therapeutics announced it has closed an oversubscribed $152 million Series B round to fund its AKT inhibitor program. The capital will support a newly launched Phase 3 study of the oral dr…
    Fierce Biotech · 11d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • FDA issues complete response letter rejecting ITM’s neuroendocrine tumor drug over manufacturing concerns
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a complete response letter to ITM Isotopes Technologies, refusing approval of its lead candidate for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors because…
    Fierce Biotech · 11d agoCRLNegative↗ source
  • Sobi pens $580M deal for Innate’s skin cancer drug ahead of phase 3 push
    Sobi has bought into Innate Pharma’s vision for lacutamab, handing the French biotech $75 million upfront for the rights to market the anti-KIR3DL2 antibody for an aggressive skin cancer.
    Fierce Biotech · 11d agoDealNeutral↗ source
  • BioMarin halts development of BMN 401 after phase 3 miss
    BioMarin Pharmaceutical announced it is ending all work on its experimental enzyme replacement therapy BMN 401 following a late‑stage trial that did not meet one of two primary goals in patients wi…
    Fierce Biotech · 14d agoNegative readoutNegative↗ source
  • Ensoma cuts staff again to focus on lead gene therapy for rare immune disease
    Boston‑based biotech Ensoma announced another round of layoffs as it narrows its efforts to its sole clinical candidate, EN‑374, aimed at treating X‑linked chronic granulomatous disease (X‑CGD). E…
    Fierce Biotech · 14d agoLayoffsNegative↗ source
  • FDA approves first drug for type 1 narcolepsy and greenlights mRNA flu vaccine; AstraZeneca and BMS deny merger talks
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the first therapy specifically targeting type 1 narcolepsy, marking a milestone for patients with this rare sleep disorder. In a sepa…
    raps · 15d agoApprovalPositive↗ source
  • Actimed regains full rights to S-oxprenolol, ends $126 million Faraday licensing deal
    Actimed Therapeutics announced it has reclaimed all worldwide rights to its experimental wasting disease drug S-oxprenolol, terminating the licensing agreement it had with Faraday Pharmaceuticals.…
    Fierce Biotech · 15d agoDealNeutral↗ source
  • Analyst warns AstraZeneca-BMS merger could spark regulatory hurdles and job cuts
    Angus Liu writes an editorial warning that talks of a merger between AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb could create more problems than benefits. He notes that the two companies have only discuss…
    Fierce Biotech · 18d agoDealNegative↗ source